Versatile urban dance-pop singer Rihanna gracefully avoids the sophomore slump with A Girl Like Me, a less tropical-flavored, more urban effort than her sun-and-fun debut. Then again, it's hard to be an effervescent island goddess 24-7 when your love life has suffered a crushing blow, something inferred by the numerous heartbreaking ballads included, all of them elegant, mature, and displaying artistic growth. Fans of her brilliant single Pon de Replay need not worry, though, as the album kicks off with its equal. Bursting out of the speakers, SOS is a sexy club tune that bites the bleepy riff from Soft Cell's Tainted Love in a very modern, very exciting mash-up fashion. The crunchy reggae of Kisses Don't Lie offers a less revolutionary alt ... See more